Joint news conference for Harbaughs

For the first time in Super Bowl history, the head coaches will have a joint news conference before the game.

Jim Harbaugh and his older brother, Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, will field questions together in New Orleans on Feb. 1, two days before Super Bowl XLVII.

Both coaches have made it clear they want the pregame focus to center on their players, not their relationship. It’s possible the Harbaughs will attempt to defer family-related questions until their joint question-and-answer session.

Their father, Jack, mother, Jackie, and sister, Joanie, will handle the media barrage in a similar way. The Harbaughs will have a national conference call at 8 a.m. Thursday.

The NFL, which will conduct the conference call, released the full media schedule leading up to the game. The 49ers will arrive in New Orleans at approximately 7:30 p.m. CST on Sunday. Jim Harbaugh, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other players will meet the media about an hour later. The Ravens are scheduled to arrive about 4 p.m. Monday.

League socks it to Gore: After showing too much leg, Frank Gore will have to show the NFL some money.

The 49ers’ running back was fined $10,500 for wearing his socks too low during San Francisco’s 28-24 win over the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game. A source said it was Gore’s second uniform violation this season.

If Gore is superstitious, he might replicate his fashion faux pas in the Super Bowl. Against the Falcons, he had 90 yards and two rushing touchdowns. It was his first game with two rushing scores since the final game of the 2009 season.

Sweet connection: Here’s a little known stat: The 49ers are 3-0 this season when eating Handel’s Ice Cream before their games.

During their weeklong stay in Youngstown, Ohio, in September, many players made a daily trek to Handel’s, which is across the street from their Holiday Inn hotel. Well fortified, the 49ers proceeded to humble the Jets 34-0.

Handel’s, which is headquartered in nearby Canfield, Ohio, is maintaining the relationship. The company sent 90 half pints to the 49ers before their division-playoff win over Green Bay. Last week, it sent 150 half pints to Atlanta. CEO James Brown anticipates sending even more to New Orleans in advance of the Super Bowl.

The containers are customized with the phrase “Quest for Six” as the 49ers seek their sixth Super Bowl title.

Support for Akers: General manager Trent Baalke gave David Akers a vote of confidence after the struggling place kicker’s 38-yard attempt hit the left upright in the NFC title game. Akers, who booted all five kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks, ranked 30th in the NFL in field-goal percentage during the regular season.

“David’s our guy,” Baalke said this week on 95.7 FM. “We got here with him, we’re going to finish this thing with him. Unfortunate that 2 inches to the right and that thing’s through. Look at what he did on the kickoffs … All of them were into the end zone deep. His leg strength is back. Guys, it was a fraction of an inch. … But he’s our guy. He’s gotten us this far and we’re going to go the distance with him.”

Kaepernick files for trademark: Kaepernick has filed for the trademark “Kaepernicking.” Kaepernick applied to trademark the term Jan. 14, two days after he had 444 total yards and four touchdowns in a 45-31 playoff win over Green Bay.

Kaepernick celebrates touchdowns by kissing his right biceps, which is known as “Kaepernicking.”